The Phillies started this season as the chip leader, so to speak. Nearly half-way through, they are short-stacked and have a tough decision to make. The Phils can tightly hold onto the rest of our chips hoping they don’t get blinded away, or they can push their chips all-in. Sorry for the poker reference, it [More…]

July 2 Camden Courier-Post “Those who have spent any time observing the thought process of Andy Reid have learned a few things during the 11 seasons in which he has coached the Eagles. For one, Reid may listen to advice from people he respects, but the decisions he makes regarding the football team are his [More…]

July 2 Philadelphia Inquirer “The Flyers bypassed the marquee free agents on the first day of the signing period and made their biggest news Thursday by acquiring beefy Tampa Bay defenseman Andrej Meszaros for a second-round 2012 draft pick. In a dizzying day of wheeling and dealing, the Flyers re-signed restricted free-agent defenseman Braydon Coburn [More…]

July 2 Philadelphia Daily News “With the turn of the calendar from June 30 to July 1 yesterday, the Wachovia Center has become the Wells Fargo Center with the start of the new fiscal year. Wachovia, which owned the building’s naming rights, was bought out by Wells Fargo Corporation effective Dec. 31, 2008. Wells Fargo [More…]

July 2 Philadelphia Daily News “Whether Octavio Dotel’s final pitch of the evening cut back across the inside corner or missed the black completely, home-plate umpire Chris Guccione’s final verdict stood: Shane Victorino was out, the game was over, and the Phillies were on the wrong side of a 3-2 game against a team that [More…]

July 2 Philadelphia Daily News “At one point during his bullpen session yesterday afternoon, J.A. Happ walked heel-to-toe down the slope of the mound, starting on the pitching rubber and stopping after he had measured the ideal landing point for his right foot at the end of his delivery’s stride. The mark noted, he resumed [More…]

July 2 Philadelphia Daily News “IT OFTEN WENT unheard in the celebratory din that has enveloped the Phillies over the last few seasons. But if you caught a club official in a reflective mood, he’d wipe the champagne from his eyes and allow that luck had played a role in (take your pick) making it [More…]

July 2 Philadelphia Daily News “Boats motored languidly on the river in the distance and it felt like September football weather as Charlie Manuel sat on the dugout bench and let out a hearty laugh, making you almost forgot about the ominous storm cloud hovering over the Phillies’ season. A reporter had just asked about [More…]